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g www A ATTORNEYS Jan. 15,. v1935. E. G. LEVKOFF DISPLAY BOX Filed June l5, 1933 WITN ESS:

Jan. 15, 1935. E. G. LEVKFF DI SPLAY BOX 4F'ilecl June 13, 1953 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Jziggya INVENTOR v /ATTORNEY WITNESSZ.

Patented Jan. 15, 1935 y 1,988,286r t l UNITED STATES. foreros:

M "Y, 1 ,1,388,280 l' Y y "D'S'P'LAYBXQj 1. ,Y Evelynnevkfs; N. Y; Applicatontflunefl, l9'33fSerial`o. 675:54'5 Y ,f aereima (o1-.feriado p This invention relates` to: improvements? in A`Figure?? isar planv-iew'fofv the blank froxnfwhioh display boxes. f the' display box` Gisconsti'uoted.

One of the v objects of the invention resi'des"ir1= F1-'Eure 8' ''S' a'SDBTSPSIVe VW 0fr a( modified a'displ'ay box including afbody` orpanel 'onf which form' ofy jdisplaz'y'boi:v slic'rtvingthefsame :in 'open '5 advertising yindicia maybeA lprou'fded,tandwvh-i'ch position.` y l ,f 5r

supports 'a pair of compartments Aat oppositel Figure Qw-isvalside'elevationailfewof :the form sides vthereof in whichv articles' of merchandise of boxeshown fglll'lri but showing tliefsame may'be ypacked and:attractivelydisplayed'. infel'osedpson. 5 v v compartments swingably mounted 'at oppo'si-te ifEiliirexl'lli sa; kvertical-rV sectional vi'ew o'ifthe sides thereof and in whichr merchandiseis. fine1-1= giiI'ed'O.A v

adapted to be packed, the said lc(impari-)ments ;-1"igur.e s12l sisi 'a perspective. Vvietv of. ia' z-firrth'er being .movable toY a closed t position `"over the vbody modified form -Sh'wihg thE'boX 1anopen :p'osie 15'` or .panel and held .against/swinging movement, loh; butfl'kngfabftheTrhebO. 125

whereby a lcor-nlpact package islprovided -for .the Figure 123 isafront'elevatinnahView 'of' the shipping of the box' vand its contents-,wand Winch fOlfmfShOWh mi Figur@ '12,'. l l box ymay Vbe opened andi-thecompartmentsswung Figure-1124i asije elevationaflview thereof.. to a, display .position'beyond:Qppggtgsidegnf ,the )Figure :'1f5"v iisfia;` Aeletait vertical' transversesec- Another'feature is'fto provide-1a 'displayboxin' Showing 'thebox-linlcliisedfnositi'dn.- 'v which the cover mayfbeswimg to f vertical :Figure S 82 frgmentiy Sid@ elevtonal psimo-n when the 55X :igop'ned to.. exi-,end 'pa view-'showing' the: boxsin lclosed position.-

25 Wardly from the' body or panel to, faI` ,position :Figurevlis a. perspective view of. 'famoi'ed coextensive therewith to V increase the amour-1t 'of fOlfmOfi 'Closure m682115- Of'thEl-type 0fy vloocfslro'wn advertising space, and which cover isfrigidllyheld' Figures 1- ft@ .llsive in such position by props'oonnecting Ithe fcover F'glll'e ls'izprspetive `VfWfof '82 m'odied with lthe :spaced display fcompmitments; c'onsbrubtlo" 0f "150k yt0 'that' V'ShO'Wn 'inFigufeS 1I.,

so: A stm further object of 4`the invention is to 11017' inclusive.. K .j n t u v provide a folding display box having'- the abovev A'lhfflIfTH l130 hedwilgsf by'l'ferncef oha1" features of construction which is for-'raadA from` aeters; Lthefletter"Ardesignatestheblankfofcar a single blank of bendable material, andfwh'ioh-is ba O1 'Othlf "like -b'end'alsile 'm'atlall `1f0m- Simple and, inexpensive .ofmanufamure amat-easy 'the preferred formfof .inventionfs "With these and other objects Vinview-,"theinlgllmes" `0 f iriolisiye.4 yqie erei'rce o Figure ventionresides in the -certainnovel construction,- 7 'it Wm" bei VSfen "WMU the" gnlfal-fslape Oi the combination and arrangement of parts, the-eseA blnk iiS'UbSwnalyrwertedTeshapedandiin-r f described, are particular-ly pointed out the outwardly eftgndmg Wings B fnd C and-fan an- 40' appended claims, and are illustrated in' the *acg-ullyf'extrdmgvertioalfseotiori Tlie' trans- COmpa-nying drawings, inWhic-h; l K l verse'eseotlon..oftlre'blank isscoredvertiea'lly lo'r-r Figure 1 isa perspective view df my improved th? lmesf afdjil O'QDIJVIC- 2 Pfl't body '01# display box in closed position. T panelVY 12.. 'D hewmlgixenmonsl fand 'Care'- c'ut 45, 1.. and` .scored identically :so: thatiia; description of 45% rlgure 2 1s a front elevational vleW of the box onejwmpsmmn thether Each Wing exten-vt Wltilthe @Yer 1n.ara1s,ed Poslt'lo *f th ,b sionscorea-verdeauyfon theme51 A13g-fit1', 11a Flgue 3 is a 5.149 el'vatlma YleW. ,1 .e 9X' and is. memateriawetween.masacreune is; Shown m th? posmon 51111.11 *i0 .that mFlgure'?" andthefseomrme dividingfa side. ormefbodyoe 501 Flg'uje 4 1S a' Prspectwevlew @f 'the 'box' mi panel '12 constitutes one 'of the side Walls` oda 5U Open dlspla'y P0s1t1Qn`-' f display'foompartmentcand which Wallis i'ie'n'ti-l Figure 5 is a hormontal" SfflonalI viewony the: ned by the numeral'JllZlt-'whe'reas the areas beh' line 5 5 of Figure 4. x f tweenitlre"fo1d:.l-ifn'e`s`s` l3fandf li;- Myandz 145, and Figure 6 is a horizontalsectional view onA th'ei lf'an'd `16l provide side" Walls `18,V 19YV and' 20v-re- 5'5: line isf-*Got FigureY 1-. 1 .l i spettively foricooperationfwitusmesidefwfai 1T 55 in order to provide a four wall display compartment when the blank is in set up position. The end of each wing extension of the blank constitutes an attaching flap 21.

The wall 18 is provided with a display opening 22, as the said wall 18 constitutes the front wall for the display compartment when the box is set up and opened to a display position.

Extending from the bottom edges of the walls 17 and ,19 are bottom flaps 23 and 24 respectively which .arefoldable inwardly .to provide a bottom wall for the display compartment, whereas extending from the wall 20 is an outer bottom flap;= 25 terminating in a locking tongue 26. Theap 25 `is foldable over the inwardly foldable flaps23 and 24 when the blank is setfupjandthe tongue.v

26 is insertible within the display compartme to form a rigid bottom therefori`v` A longitudinal score line 27 extends {z arzgrossl the.; top of the body or panel 12 and terminates at the verticali-fold' lines 'i3-13l of the winglse'ctions B and C. The `extension section DL-of the blank-'A is provided fwithascore line 28'1whi'ch isparalleltto thescoreline 27 and whichiline 28 extends to the edges of prop aps 29 and `which flaps are .coextensivewith the 4upper edges "of the walls 17 Vof 'the/'display compartments.l vThe extension sectiony D is scored on the vertical lines 30 and 31 which are' a continuation of vthe vertical score lines 10 and-11. The score lines 30 and 31 and 27k and 28. divide .the angular extension D of the blank intozanA end fold or wall32 and a `cover 33,` the extreme end of the cover being scoredxtransve'rsely as at v34 .to provide `a locking flap 35, the said fiapbeingprovided with a central inwardlyextendingnotch '36. The prop flaps 29 are provided *with `angulary score lines 37 which extend diagonally and outwardlyv from theupper corners of. the body" or panel 12 to the outer edges of -the'said flaps.f f

In theassembling ofthe display box,.the blank A is of course folded'on the yrespective fold or' scorelines, each wing section B and'C being so folded asto provide afcompartment E, the walls 17,' 18, `19 and 20 forming ya'compartment-Eythe Walls 17,. 18, 19 and 120i forming lar rectangular shaped structure and whichis'held'iri anerected position;` by 'f adhesively securingz the `flap .21 to the back'ofiithe body. or'fpanel 12. .The-liiaps 23 and 24 forming the inner bottom wall'are.foldedv in famannerfalready mentioned and held closedv by the outer iiap'25and .locking tongue. 26.r By reference tofFigure4- of the drawings, it-willbe seen that` the `display compartment E may `be swung toiafposition forward'of Iand beyond `opposite sides'of'the body 12 land the said compart-` mentsare of a size to completelyoverlie the panel,12 when the same are folded.v inwardlyV to closed4 positiony asy shown` in Figure 2oi' thel drawings. L- p I .f .s

The, prop flaps-'29 extend forwardly when :the compartments E are in open :display position but upon" swinging: ofv 4the compartmentsV 1E to closed position,` the said prop aps29`lie flat against the cover33 land'end ,walls 32.:.v These propsserve-to' support the cover section 33in an elevated vposition when the compartments E arein displayposition and' the said cover.33,l wallA 32 and panel-'12 .may have advertising indiciaprinted thereon for r`the advertising of merchandise 'adapted'to packed and displayed within the compartments Ef r v During shipment of the displayn boxl with the merchandise` containedxwithin the compartments' EL; thel ,fsaid compartments z" areoswun'gA over i the,

body 12 in the manner shown in Figure 2, aty

which time the prop aps 29 lie flat against the cover 33 and wall 32. By folding the cover downwardly over the compartments E, the wall 32 provides an end Wall for the box whereas the cover 33 overlies the compartments E, the nap 35 is inserted between the bottom flaps of the compartments E, the notch 36 thereof receiving the adjacent sides of the two compartments and the box locked in closed position; Thus the box will resemble an ordinaryV rectangular shaped cardboard box, but by swinging the cover 33 to 'anjgopen position and moving the compartments ,E .outwardly to the position shown in Figure 4, "theshipping box may be transposed into an attra'ctive display `stand for the display merchandise packed and shipped therein.

' 'i'In the drawings; I have shown the two compartments E as having a combined width equal to thewidth of the front panel 12 as best seen in Figure i2 whereupomwhen the same are swung to a closed position, the sides having the display openings'22 therein areY in meeting engagement. This prevents thecontents of the compartments from laccidentally Adropping through the open sides during shipment or handling when the box is lledand while inra vclosed position. .However, there may be timeswhen the combined width of the compartments is less than the WidthV of the panel 12 and Ato lclose such compartments by swinging them to the front side of the panel as justidescribed Vwould not cause them to yassume a position inV meeting engagement, thus there is a danger'of thecontents of the compartment becoming accidentally displaced through the openings22. Therefore, instead of swingingthe l compartments` to aclosed position'r against the front side of ,thepanel 12I am able to swing themso that the closed ,backs ofthe compartments atly engage `the back of the panel 12 with the open sides of the compartments facingA outrearof the, panelso that,it is impossible torfold the props flat against the rear -of. the panel. Therefore,l1 provide the diagonal score lines 37 whichenables the infolding' of the'propsto permit of the folding over of they cover 33 aboutV the open sidesrof the compartments.

1 In Figures 8 to 11 inclusive, a ,modified construction of my invention is ,shown and which is substantially identical to that shown in the preferred form with the exception that anv extra display:` compartment is embodied therein. In View of the-similarity between this form and the preferredv form, like reference characters referred to inlthe preferred form designate similar parts in this modication. In this form ofthe inven-` tion, the bottompf the Vfront wal1,12 has an extension portion integral therewith Iwhich is folded into a rectangular shaped tray or display compartment 38, `the same beingof a width approximating fthe width of the panel l2, and

being disposed below the plane of the bottoms of.

is in closed position. In thelclosingl of this type` of display box, the compartments E fold inwardly over the body 12 in the manner described in the preferred form whereas the cover is locked by engagement with the front wall of the compartment 38. The compartments E serve to close the top of the compartment 38. TheA compartment 38 acts as a base for the box when in open display position, and the openbox is balanced by reason of an equal amount of merchandise contained within the respective compartments.

In Figures 12 to 17 inclusive, a still further modified form is shown and which is substantially the same as the construction shown in the preceding forms with the exception that the panel 12 is provided with a display opening 42, and the bottom of the panel 12 is provided with an extension which is folded into a swingably mounted compartment or tray 43. When in operative position, the compartment or tray 43 is swung to a position behind the panel 12 as shown in Figures 12 and 15, whereas articles of merchandise placed within the compartment 43 may be displayed through the window opening 42. When not in use, the compartment 43 is swung around to the front of the panel 12 as illustrated in Figure 16 and the cover swung to a closed position so that the locking tongue 44 thereof is insertible in a slot 45 provided in a Wall of the compartment or tray 43 as will be seen by reference to Figure 17 of the drawings.

In Figure 18 of the drawings the construction is identical to `that shown in the preferred form with the exception that the cover 33 is shorter in length and provided at its outer free edge with locking tongues 46 which enter s'lots 47 provided in the walls of the compartments E. Thus when the compartments are swung to closed position, the cover 33 is swung thereover and the tongues 46 inserted to the respective slots 4'7.

In Figure 19 a display device is shown which is similar in construction to that shown in the preferred form but is not foldable into a self closed box. The compartments F may be swung to a position over the body 12 but the upper portion of the body is left unscored so as not to fold over the compartments F when they are in closed position. After the compartments F have been swung over the body 12 the entire structure may be inserted in a tubular wrapper for shipment.

In all of the forms shown and described, the display compartments are movable from aposition against the flat body of the device to a display position beyond the same, and when in open display position, the4 compartments serve as a rigid base for supporting the display device in display position. 'Ihe weight of the articles on the display contained with the display compartment serves to render the boxl firm and stable and prevents accidental tipping of the structure.

While I have shown and described what I deem to be the most desirable embodiments of my invention, I wish it to be understood that certain changes as come within the scope of the appended claims may be resorted to if desired.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent isz- 1. A display box comprising a body, compartments swingably connected to opposite sides of closed position thereagainst and to an openv display position therebeyond, a cover carried by f said body and foldable over the tops and one of the sides of said compartments when the same are in closed position and adapted to assume a raised position coextensive with said body when said compartments are in open display position, and foldable props between said cover and saidgcompartments, the same being foldable to an inoperative position flat against said cover when said compartments are swung to closed position, said foldable props being movable to an operative unfolded position upon swinging of said compartments to open display position for supporting said cover in a raised position.

2. A display box comprising a flat body, display compartments swingably connected to opposite sides of said body for inward swinging movement to a closed position thereagainst and for outward swinging movement to an open display position therebeyond, a display panel hinged to the top of said body, and foldable props connected to opposite sidesof said display panel and to the top of the side walls of the respective display compartments, said props foldable inwardly to lie flat over said display panel when the display compartments are in closed position and extending at vright angles thereto when said display compartments are in open unfolded position for supporting said display panel in a raised position.

3. A display box comprising a single blank of material cut and scored between its side ends to provide a nat body portion, the material at opposite sides of said body portion being folded into two sets of vertical compartment walls, the

extreme side ends of the materials being adhesivelysecured to the rear of said flat body portion, aps folded inwardly from the bottom of certain of said vertical compartment walls and forming bottom compartment walls, a foldable cover flap coextensive with the top of said body portion, and foldable prop flaps connecting said cover flap lwith adjacent vertical compartment Walls.

4. A cardboard display box comprising a fiat body, box sections swingably connected to opposite sidesv of said body for inward swinging movement to a closed position thereagainst and to an open display positiontherebeyond, a cover swingably connected to the top of said body and being scored transverselyk to divide the same into two cover sections, one cover section adapted to overlie the tops of the box sections when closed and the other cover section adapted to overlie the sides of said box sections when closed, prop flaps hingedly connected to opposite sides of said cover, and tothe tops of the inner sides of said box sections, and score lines extending transversely across said prop aps from the outer edges thereof to the transverse score on said 

